NHTSA Complaint #10840250 — 2006 INFINITI G35

I FIRST COMPLAINED TO A CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFINITI IN APRIL, 2014, AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES. I AM RETIRED AND DON'T DRIVE VERY MUCH, ABOUT 3,000 MILES A YEAR. I HAVE OWNED INFINITIES SINCE 1990 WHEN I BOUGHT AN M CLASS, I'VE HAD ALL THE CLASSES; J, G WHATEVER. UNTIL 2005 I WOULD BUY AND OR LEASE A NEW CAR EVERY 2 TO 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, SINCE I'VE BEEN RETIRED THE NEED TO REPLACE A GOOD RUNNING CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY SUPERB AND WITH LESS THAN 49,000 MILES WOULD BE AN EXTRAVAGANT AND UNNECESSARY MOVE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN OVER 20 YRS. THE PROBLEMS ARE REGARDING THE EXTERIOR PAINT, WHICH SHOWS MINOR RUST AND THE FADING OF THE COLOR IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY OVERLY EXPOSED TO THE SUN, I.E. BELLOW THE ROOF AND OVER THE REAR DOORS. HOWEVER, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS WHICH HAVE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOORS DUE TO A SKIMPING OF PERHAPS AS LITTLE AS 1/4" OF MATERIAL UNDER THE HORIZONTAL STRIP WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE PANEL IN PLACE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RE-GLUE THE PANELS, HOWEVER DUE TO THE SHRINKAGE OF THE MATERIAL; MY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN LESS THAN SUCCESSFUL. SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 4 YEARS, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE OBVIOUS LACK OF COMPANIES, INFINITI AND NISSAN WITH THEIR SEEMING LACK OF ACTION FOR A LONGTIME LOYAL CUSTOMER. SADLY, IN MY CORRESPONDENCE TO INFINITI CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEIR RESPONSE WAS A JOLT TO MY SENSIBILITY AND COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.